"Cornelius" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kɔɹˈniliəs/ [General-American], /kɔːˈniːlɪəs/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -iːliəs Etymology: From Latin Cornēlius. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Cornēlius}} Latin Cornēlius Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cornelius
  1. A male given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Related terms: Cornelia [feminine] Translations (male given name): ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ (kornēlios) (Coptic), Cornelis (Dutch), Kornelio (Esperanto), Cornelio (Galician), Kornél (Hungarian), Soma (Hungarian), Cornelio [masculine] (Italian), Cornelius [masculine] (Latin), Kornelius (Norwegian), Korneliusz [masculine] (Polish), Kornel [masculine] (Polish), Cornélio [masculine] (Portuguese), Corneliu (Romanian), Cornel (Romanian), Корнéлий (Kornélij) [masculine] (Russian), Корнéй (Kornéj) (Russian), Cornelio (Spanish), Côrnêliô (Vietnamese)
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